Virginia Fishing Reports

The BIG stripers have arrived in the local Bay and coastal waters with anglers reporting fish over 50 inches. The action is still slow, but the biggest fish are being caught on drifting eels along the channel edges and shoals off Plantation Light and the Bayside of Cape Charles. The specs are still providing excellent ...

Speckled trout explosion – It appears that the speckled trout bite is on fire. Many anglers have been taking advantage of the action and the weather. Although the weather has been warm it definitely won’t last so take advantage of it while you can as they are calling for less than favorable conditions for the upcoming week! Also, anglers are still having lots of Bay ...

As the wrath of Sandy has finally passed, anglers have headed out into the waters once again. For those of you diehards, just beware of the floating debris that has been left behind. Despite the recent course of events anglers are seeing the late fall fishing patterns picking up and there has been plenty of puppy drum and speckled trout action. The tog action is still going strong ...

Hurricane, Nor’easter, anything else? Anglers will finally get a break in the weather for Veteran’s Day Weekend but anglers will have to wait a few days for things to settle down before they regain the same speckled trout action they have before the nor’easter. The Lower Bay striper action continues to improve but it’s the BIG stripers that everyone is waiting on! Flounder action ...

The weather this time of year is always hit or miss but we’ve been pretty lucky so far which is allowing anglers to target fish almost anywhere along the Mid-Atlantic. Also, the cooler water temperatures are providing great striper action and Inshore anglers are getting a nice start to the speckled trout season with the size of the specks increasing by the day. If you’re looking for reds, you’ll have to be patient and wait it out; you will have the most success using fresh cut bait. If you’re searching for the big reds you will have the best luck along the ocean front along the Eastern Shore ...

The action continues to heat up as the weather cools down. There are plenty of red drum still out there for the taking but the flounder action has slowed up due to the weather. It’s still early in the season for striped bass but anglers are still having success casting top-water plugs near the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel. Togs, the ugly fish that fight hard and taste good, are on the rise in Bay waters; sheepshead are also taking bait intended for togs.
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